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Break your piggy bank open and head for the snow. If there’s not enough in the piggy bank to get you to the southern hemisphere, get in your beater car and head for British Columbia. Going to a summer ski camp will take your skiing to the next level.
Backcountry.com - Ski Tuning Guide (now with video)
Wax jobs killing your beer fund? Our DIY vids show you the way. From base repairs to base maintenance, you’ll learn to tune like a true dirtbag in your own abode.
NTN—solid fun or flail-fest?
The New Telemark Norm: get into it or stay far, far away. Our resident tele expert takes a look at the NTN.
Employee Gear Closet: Josh Rhea, Direct Marketing Manager
He’s a gear-loving powderhound who’s mastered the art of the written word.
Employee Gear Closet - Jackie Baker
Employee Gear Closet - Jackie Baker, Marketing Copy Editor
Powder Mountain Resort Report
You’ve probably never heard of Utah’s Powder Mountain, but it’s the resort with the most skiable acres in the United States—and most of them are empty.
The New Telemark Norm
After years of design and testing, Rottefella gave the public their first look at a prototype telemark boot and binding interface earlier this year. Dubbed the New Telemark Norm (NTN), the system replaces the traditional duckbill toe boot and cable binding with a setup that looks more like a modern AT rig.
Solitude Resort Report
Solitude: where lift-lines are unheard of, powder days are the norm, and cold-smoke is only twelve miles from Salt Lake City.
Catch a Ride with Pantheon Helisports
Pantheon Helisports drops touring addicts deep in the BC backcountry—it’s heli skiing at its most rugged and ski touring at its finest.
Resort Report, Snowbird
Snowbird’s last season was a 201-day-long powder-filled blur with the total snowfall stacking up to 632 inches. Snowbird’s projected opening date for the 2005-2006 season is late November, and some exciting improvements await Bird-loving powderhounds.
Resort Report, Alta
Alta, renowned as North America’s powder mecca, is rich with ski history, bottomless powder days, and locals whose devotion is as strong as the snow is deep
Resort Report, Brighton
After the deafening roar of the avalanche fades away, you search the slide path for signs of your two friends. Seeing no wide-eyed partners and hearing no cries for help, you take out your beacon, turn it to ‘search’, and begin what will likely be the most stressful half hour of your life.
Backcountry Ski Set-Up
From one plank inbounds to two in the backcountry
Study A-Board in Utah
Westminster College’s Winter at Westminster program lets you experience Utah’s Wasatch Mountains—and learn something while you’re there.
Wendy Fisher Interview
As one of the best skiers in North America, Wendy Fisher is the star of several Matchstick Productions and Warren Miller films. With the recent birth of her son, Wendy Fisher is still skiing hard and teaching the joy of skiing.
Employee Gear Closet - Katie Gold
Employee Gear Closet - Katie Gold
Riding Jay’s Glades
In the trees of Jay Peak, Vermont, you won't share your stash with anyone.
Tanner Hall Contemplates the Meaning of Life
No other contemporary skier continuously incites so much debate. Why? The Kalispell, MT native spent his teenage years pushing the limits of freeskiing under the watchful eyes of a skeptical industry—and he took full advantage it.
New School Ski Review 2007
Park, Pipe, & BC Booter Planks: The Bottom Line.
Ski the Southern Hemisphere
Summer doesn’t bode well for the old powder jones. Luckily, it’s always winter somewhere. So pack you bags and wax your skis. We’ll show you where to make turns in the dead of the summer.
Pray-for-Snow 101: The Age-Old Ritual
Every fall, boarders and skiers around the world engage in sacred Pray for Snow rituals, heralded by beer kegs, bonfires, and Mad Pow Disease. Let us guide you through the carnage.
Telemarking 2002
When I think of all the work I put into learning how to Telemark on a pair of skinny Karhu 210cm skis (I’m 5’4’’) and leather boots, I am slightly resentful of the technical advances made in Telemark gear in such a short time.
Black Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend
Leslie Ross and Heather Paul had a vision: That Babes in the Backcountry would get their Ultimate Groove on. So they each founded companies with these respective names. As more and more women aspire to rip in the backcountry, Ross and Paul are meeting their needs with courses designed by women, taught by women, for women.